2 Day From Crop To Cup Lake Kivu Coffee Experience
ID: GYG1134989-1741816
Category:
Country: Rwanda
Duration:
2 days
Description
Visit coffee and tea farms where rejection became pride. Two days on Lake Kivu exploring forbidden histories and unexpected transformation.
What if what you reject holds exactly what you need?
Fish: taboo for centuries. Coffee: forced with whips.
In 1942, famine struck. People starved beside a lake full of fish. Colonial whips still cracked on backs for coffee they'd never drink.
One chief defied both. Refused to let his people be whipped.
Two rejections broken. One night.
Tea? Embraced. Every Rwandan's breakfast.
Coffee? Still rejected. Even after independence. Even when it became profitable.
Then came the Starbucks revolution. Coffee got trendy in Kigali. Status. Belonging. The middle class sipped it in cafés.
But the farmers? Still not drinking it. It wasn't theirs. Until tourists showed up at their farms. Farmers walked them through the process. Pick. Pulp. Roast. Grind.
And at the end, they tasted it. Their own coffee. For the first time. Because curiosity is contagious.
You're invited to both stories. Night fishing where belief broke. Coffee tours where farmers reclaim what pain took.
Highlights
- Walk coffee farms & hear stories of colonial whips to farmer-owned pride
- Pick, pulp, roast & grind coffee beans alongside local farmers
- Taste coffee with farmers experiencing their own harvest for first time
- Two-day journey through rejected traditions that became cultural identity.
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Most travelers can participate
INCLUDED
- Dinner x 1
- Breakfast x 1
- Lunch x 1
- Bottled water
- Local Guide
- Admission fee
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Private transportation
- Private transportation in a 4x4 SUV. 2hr boat ride on lake kivu to coopac coffee farm, the hotsprings & night...
- Accommodation at Lake Kivu Serena
- Coffee & Tea Packed Gifts from the farmers
NOT INCLUDED
- Meals
- Alchohol is not included in the costs and can only be served to guest 18yrs and older.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
